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... there it is more popular than going to see George the Groper. The walk is about 2.8km round and is so busy you really can't appreciate it. As we walk back down Riley gets bit by something he reckons is a flying spider and does jump in front of the shuttle bus probably driven by that same fella that said it wasn't safe. I reckon he got the curse for breaking the rules. Them same rules about not swimming in the gorge. We push on to ...

... bus. Here we were given some free time to wander around and take pictures, and, if we wanted, take a dip in the gorge. Of course I was game. Once we'd had a quick walk, I made my way into the gorge and discovered just how cold gorges apparently get. Which is cold. It was sort of strange though - once I was in, it felt fine. I swam around a bit and then sat up on one of the boulders in the river. This took some effort. The majority of the rock was ...

... in places and winds its way up and through the forest. The scenery at various looks outs was spectacular. Cape Tribulation was beautiful but disappointing. Given the historical significance of the Cape I was expecting some sort of memorial/plaque with historical information. We arrived back at Trinity Park where we are currently house sitting quite late and exhausted, but well worth it as we had an amazing day.

... things and collected sea life by free diving to the bottom where appropriate. Although I missed it, we saw a reef shark - harmless I am told! There was also a large fish four or five feet in length with a nasty scar and "chunk" out of his back. The crew called him Chunky because of this. He had been caught in a propellor some five weeks earlier. He returned each day and enjoyed being fed as his wound healed. The reef really was something very special ...

... season but no rain to be seen! Mike swam in the water hole, strong currents flow.We did the circular short route as it was so hot. Stopping at various lookouts along the way. We followed the river as it ran along.. Across the Rex Creek suspension bridge to see Manjal Dimbi Mount Dimbi. In the rainforest it amazed us to see fern growing into other trees, and other trees weaving around ...